Prevention & lipids

Dysfunctional High-Density Lipoproteins Are Associated With a Greater Incidence of Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Population at High Cardiovascular Risk: A Nested Case-Control Study

CirculationPublished Nested case-control study

Authors' conclusion

Low cholesterol efflux capacity values, pro-oxidant/proinflammatory HDL particles, and low HDL levels of sphingosine-1-phosphate and apolipoprotein A-I were associated with increased odds of acute coronary syndrome and its manifestations in individuals at high cardiovascular risk.

Study context

Population
Individuals at high CV risk in the PREDIMED cohort (Mediterranean or low-fat diet)matched 1:2
Comparison
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) functional characteristics in ACS cases vs matched controls
  • Casesn = 167
Outcome
Incident ACS
Methodological detailsnested within the PREDIMED randomised trial cohort, individually matched 1:2
  • Nested within the PREDIMED randomised trial cohort
  • Individually matched 1:2

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

ACS, OR per 1-SD increment (adjusted for HDL-C and CV risk factors)
Odds ratio per 1 SD (95% CI)
Cholesterol efflux capacity
0.58(0.40–0.83)
Sphingosine-1-phosphate
0.70(0.52–0.92)
Apolipoprotein A-I
0.58(0.42–0.79)
HDL oxidative-inflammatory indexmarginally linked
1.27(0.99–1.63)

Per 1-SD increment, as printed

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Secondary outcomes

OutcomeOR1SD (95% CI)
MI, OR per 1-SD incrementCholesterol efflux capacity0.33 (0.18–0.61)
MI, OR per 1-SD incrementSphingosine-1-phosphate0.60 (0.40–0.89)
MI, OR per 1-SD incrementApolipoprotein A-I0.59 (0.37–0.93)
Unstable angina, OR per 1-SD incrementHDL oxidative-inflammatory index1.53 (1.01–2.33)
Unstable angina, OR per 1-SD incrementApolipoprotein A-I0.52 (0.31–0.88)

Original publication

Dysfunctional High-Density Lipoproteins Are Associated With a Greater Incidence of Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Population at High Cardiovascular Risk: A Nested Case-Control Study. Circulation. Published 16 January 2020. doi:10.1161/circulationaha.119.041658

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